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Immunisation to prevent cot deaths

...n babies.Sudden infant death syndrome is still the leading cause of death in children over one month old,//even though advice given to mothers about babies'sleeping position has dramatically reduced the numbers of deaths. Scientists from Bristol University looked at more than 470,000 cot death cases from b...

Burden of lung disease

... disease cases, has overtaken breast cancer as the leading cancer killer of women.Stopping promotion of tobacco is key to preventing lung cancer. Researchers say that 93% of people with lung cancer will be dead within five years. The best chance they’ve got is surgical resection – for which the UK has one ...

Smoking stripes longevity

...or study of the impact of// smoking carried out by leading cancer expert Professor Gary Billiards.They calculated that smokers were likely to die 7.3 years earlier than non-smokers. The researchers admit that their calculation is unrefined as it relies on averages, assumes the health effects of smoking are ...

Broccoli's role against cancer

...it men, damaging DNA and killing cells, eventually leading to cancer, retinal degeneration, atherosclerosis and other ocnditions unless they are neutralised. According to the investigators it turns out that sulphoraphane’s anti-cancer properties and its indirect anti-oxidant effects are both due to its abi...

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

...itute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is leading the research at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. To capture images first an external camera mounted in an eyeglass frame captures the image and converts it into an electrical signal that is electronically transmitted to the flex...

Delirium linked to death

...patients in hospitals frequently become delirious, leading to longer hospital stays and other health problems, yet the condition is often not diagnosed during hospital stays. The results of this study have implications for the care of older medical inpatients and for research in such patients. First, deliri...

Northfield Labs Receives FDA Comments

Northfield Laboratories, founded in 1985, is a leading developer of an oxygen-carrying blood substitute. Its product, PolyHeme, is the only blood substitute undergoing clinical trials that has been tested at large enough dosages to be considered a substitute for acute blood loss in trauma and surgical se...

Foremost gene therapy for chest pain

... angina, the blood supply to the heart is limited, leading to pain on exertion. Initially the body tries to compensate by growing new blood vessels to bypass the restricted area. But, for some unknown reason, this process, known as angiogenesis, soon switches off again. Researchers at the Hopkins Universit...

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

...itute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is leading the research at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. To capture images first an external camera mounted in an eyeglass frame captures the image and converts it into an electrical signal that is electronically transmitted to the flex...

Heart bypass-mental decline link

...including difficulty thinking and remembering. One leading theory is that the heart-lung machine is the culprit. But according to a new study,// the loss of mental sharpness suffered by many heart-bypass patients several months after surgery may not be caused by the heart-lung machine used in the operating r...

Loss of weight

...drug had died. A spokesman declined to say who was leading the review, which was requested by Italy. Abbott, the manufacturer of sibutramine, has said it is aware of 34 deaths globally in patients taking the drug, but insists there is no evidence that the drug was the cause of the deaths.Millions of patien...

Failure of Drug-Coated Stent

...acked the plastic, thinking it was a foreign body, leading to an accumulation of cells. The reblockage of the vessels could be a reaction to the plastic sleeve, and not necessarily a failure of the drug....

Blood transfusion linked to lung ailment

...ng damage that is generally reversible, TRALI is a leading cause of death for transfusion recipients. It kills 5% to 10% of patients who develop it. Doctors believe it is underreported because its symptoms - including shortness of breath, fluid buildup in the lungs and low blood pressure - mimic those of oth...

How to determine allergies?

...ce exposed, the nasal membranes swell in response, leading to the too-familiar symptom of nasal congestion, perhaps accompanied by sneezing and watery eyes. The best solution is to avoid the irritant, once you find out what it is. Over-the-counter saline sprays, antihistamines and corticosteroids may also be...

Acoustic neuroma in older patients to be treated

...nign tumour affecting the eighth cranial nerve and leading to a sudden loss of hearing and problems with balance.// Standard treatment is removal by surgery - but there's some debate as to whether this is worthwhile in older people with limited life expectancy. For any brain surgery can lead to adverse effec...

New operation for swallowing problems

...emodels the affected part of the pharynx (the tube leading from the mouth to the esophagus). It can be done under local anaesthetic and only involves a simple incision to the throat. Eight patients had the new treatment and, after surgery, seven of them had marked improvement in their ability to swallow, r...

Fast screening for macular degeneration

...ess. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in older people. //A team at the University of Utah now report on a technical advance that could be developed into a rapid screen for AMD among people at risk.They could then be fast-tracked for treatment before the condition takes...

Zinc helps in curtailing diarrhea in children

...itive results for all of the zinc administrations, leading researchers to write, this trial demonstrates that zinc is as effective in treating diarrhea when given daily by the caretaker as when given by trained field workers. No other treatment has been proven as effective as zinc in reducing the duration of...

Dangers of sunlight

...itive tissue lining the back of the eye. It is the leading cause of blindness world-wide. Researchers found people who were exposed to high levels of sunlight, or solar radiation, were up to four times more likely to develop cataracts.The researchers, led by Dr Cecile Delcourt, from the Institut National de...

Increase in renal problems

...ing cystitis and kidney stones, with renal failure leading to about 7,000 deaths in the UK each year....

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